<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>July 6, 2007 - 12:50 pm Washington Post - League and Wizards sources confirmed that the team offered unrestricted free agent shooting guard DeShawn Stevenson a four-year deal worth approximately $12 million. Stevenson, who turned down a three-year, $10 million offer from the Orlando Magic last summer, earned just less than $1 million last season.</div>I don't mind signing him for four years 12$ mil but if he turns this down, just let him go. Wizards now have Juan Carlos Navarro and Nick Young to fill up the SG position. That is a dynamic scoring duo and will actually speed up the Wizards pace. DeShawn would be another nice addition but it is not a neccesity anymore to fill up the SG position.
The Magic actually want this guy back? If the Wizards really think they could use this guy, 3-4 Mil a year doesn't seem that bad to keep him, but it's not like he's the best guy to teach Nick Young some things...
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (noballer07 @ Jul 6 2007, 07:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>The Magic actually want this guy back? If the Wizards really think they could use this guy, 3-4 Mil a year doesn't seem that bad to keep him, but it's not like he's the best guy to teach Nick Young some things...</div>The Magic denial was from last summer. I don't think Orlando will want him back after that.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (GArenas @ Jul 6 2007, 07:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>The Magic denial was from last summer. I don't think Orlando will want him back after that.</div> I was in a rush. But yeah, what I said after the thing about the Magic...
Co-sign with GArenas. If the guy turns it down, just let him go. He won't get a better offer than that from any other team. We don't need him that much and his statistics playing with the Big Three fool everyone, when in reality he is a player who can't create offense for himself, erratic jumpshot, and below-average ball-handling skills for a SG.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Rok @ Jul 7 2007, 12:51 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Compared to other swingmen so far this offseason, that deal is a lowball imo.</div>That is true, at least we're not offering him 25$ mil but you also got to look at the SG position in Washington. Navarro and Young are more than enough to carry the load at the 2. Not to mention you often see Caron at the 2 around the second quarter. His playing time will decrease substantially in this upcoming season so that 12 mil could have been used elsewhere. Again I don't really mind the offer but it creates a situation where Navarro or Stevenson will be traded after the offer is accepted.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>July 8, 2007 - 8:38 amWashington Post -The Wizards have increased their offer to unrestricted free agent shooting guard DeShawn Stevenson to four years with a total salary of around $15 million, but Stevenson has not accepted that offer, according to team and league sources.Wednesday is the first day free agents can formally sign contracts, and a source close to Stevenson said the team and player are "moving closer" to an agreement.</div>http://realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/469...r_to_stevenson/Offer was increased again, if DeShawn doesn't accept this contract then the Wizards have to let him walk. I think giving DeShawn 15 million basically means that Juan Carlos Navarro will be traded rather than be signed. We don't have enough cap to offer Navarro the 9$ million dollar contract that he requested. He will likely be involved in a package with Etan or Brendan.
